[ad_1] As a bullet train speeds by in the background, a liquid hydrogen tank towers over solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells at Panasonic’s Kusatsu plant in Japan. Combined with a Tesla Megapack storage battery, the hydrogen and solar can deliver enough electricity to power the site’s Ene-Farm fuel cell …
Read More »Renewables to be main source of electricity generation by 2025: IEA
[ad_1] Wind turbines in the Netherlands. A report from the International Energy Agency “expects renewables to become the primary energy source for electricity generation globally in the next three years, overtaking coal.” Mischa Keijser | Image Source | Getty Images Renewables are on course to overtake coal and become the …
Read More »Rolls-Royce uses green hydrogen in jet engine test
[ad_1] LONDON — Plans to reduce the significant environmental effects of aviation took a step forward this week after Rolls-Royce and easyJet said they had carried out the ground test of a jet engine that used hydrogen produced from tidal and wind power. In a statement this week, aerospace giant …
Read More »‘Indiscriminate use of hydrogen’ could slow energy transition: Report
[ad_1] Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be deployed in a wide range of industries. Aranga87 | Istock | Getty Images Hydrogen use by the G-7 could jump by four to seven times by the middle of this century compared to 2020 in order to “satisfy the …
Read More »Firms plan Australian ‘super hub’ to produce green hydrogen
[ad_1] This image shows part of a green hydrogen facility in Spain. A number of major economies, including the EU, are looking to develop green hydrogen projects in the coming years. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images Plans for an Australian “super hub” focused on the generation of wind, …
Read More »Energy sector needs firms with mentality of Tesla to move forward: CEO
[ad_1] The energy sector requires new companies with the mentality of a Tesla or Amazon to push forward in the years ahead, according to the ex-CEO of energy infrastructure powerhouse Snam. “It took a Tesla to disrupt … the car manufacturing sector, it took an Amazon to disrupt the retail …
Read More »UK trial will inject hydrogen into a gas-fired, grid-connected power station
[ad_1] An Iberdrola facility photographed in Spain. Europe is looking to develop a number of hydrogen projects over the coming years. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hydrogen will be injected into a gas-fired, grid-connected power station during a trial project set to last 12 months, in the latest …
Read More »Green hydrogen project aims to decarbonize Europe’s industrial north
[ad_1] In a statement Tuesday, the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s CEO, Allard Castelein, said northwest Europe used “far more energy than it can produce in a sustainable way.” Eschcollection | Stone | Getty Images Madrid-headquartered energy firm Cepsa said it would work with the Port of Rotterdam to develop “the …
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